Facebook is making the headlines this week, and not just because its IPO is expected to be completed late Thursday. SlashGear reports that Facebook may begin to serve ads on third-party sites in the future.
Facebook quietly celebrated its eighth birthday over the weekend, having been originally launched from Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room as 'Thefacebook' on February 4, 2004.
As anticipated, Facebook filed its initial public offering late last night seeking $5 billion in funding. Inside its filed prospectus, Facebook revealed some great statistics; like how the company had reached 845 million monthly active users by December 2011 and how they shared 100 billion friendships.
Facebook is reportedly planning for an IPO between April and June of next year, according to the Wall Street Journal who quote "people familiar with the matter".
Social gaming company Zynga may file for an IPO as early as tomorrow, according to a tweet from CNBC reporter Kate Kelly. Kelly states that the IPO could value Zynga at between $15 - $20 billion.